Family Culture

My family culture, traditions and values have influenced my biological and cultural views and values. My life and career goals seem to correlate with those of my parents’ and are a reflection of their life and expectations which are shaped by their social class and willingness to succeed. The older I age in this biological spaceship, it seems that the more I clearly feel life is beginning to make sense and I gradually identify with my surroundings and the models that shape my lifestyle. Looking back at my childhood I feel as I was living life all while being contained, surrounded by family and not really free to go out wherever I wished with whoever I poked interest to. This means my parents were monitoring my friendships, activities and basically my life as a whole. This made me want to meet new people constantly in order to get to know how their lifestyle is all so different from mine, and why.

I was born in Montreal, however it feels like I’ve been raised in Sicily, the town my grandparents immigrated from. I grew up in what is considered middle-upper class society. My family values have been preached many times constantly without skipping a beat in a pattern similar to the ones people obey rules from their employers. I was to follow or I would not be recognized as “famiglia”. As I got older this caused me to developed many emotional speedbumps.   I seem to be able to adapt to any type of environment, like a chameleon and was very good at concealing who I truly am in order to be granted acceptance by my peers. I have not had very much success at dating in the past, however just 6 months ago I met the love of my life. She lives the same type of sedentary lifestyle as I do and we both have goals of success. She also just so happens to be from the same village that my Sicilian grandparents grew up in! That has a lot to do with why we are together since I truly understand her and how to communicate with her. I cannot stay mad at her since I know her mentality and...